The democratically governed nation, just north of our border, boasts the world’s second largest oil reserve, trailing none other than Saudi Arabia, has a vast supply of natural gas and generates a decent amount of nuclear energy, enabling the nation to be a net exporter of energy. Furthermore, Canada is the world’s largest producer of zinc and uranium, as well as a positive producer of gold, nickel, aluminum and lead, all commodities that fast-growing nations in Asia and Latin America are thirsty for. In fact, according to a recent Barron’s article, Export Development Canada, a government agency that provides credit to Canadian exporters, forecasts 57% growth in Canadian exports to Asian-Pacific countries and lesser-but-strong growth to other emerging markets in 2011. Read More…